Tottenham reportedly rejected Kanye West's stadium show. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was reportedly being scouted out by West's team as part of his music comeback. Tottenham reportedly rejected West's show over his antisemitic remarks and due to the fact that the club has historic ties with the Jewish community, as per The Sun.A source told the publication:"Kanye’s team had wanted him to play a run of shows at Tottenham before they considered Wireless.As part of his big music comeback, they thought he warranted a headline run of shows and chose the Tottenham stadium as their venue of choice."The source's statement to the publication continues:"But when they approached Tottenham with their proposal, the club rejected it. There was no way they would allow Kanye to perform at the club given its history with the Jewish community."Once Tottenham rejected the rapper, he and his team reached out to Wireless and offered to headline the festival, which was accepted.As mentioned above, Tottenham has a longstanding tie with the Jewish community in the UK.The Jewish community in the Tottenham area began in the 1880s, as per an article by The Jewish Chronicle that was published in October 2016. People from the community fled pogroms in Russia and settled in the area. It grew in the subsequent decades, with more immigrants coming in from outside Britain, as well as people moving away from areas such as Whitechapel and Brick Lane.Members from the Jewish community even went on to become chairmen of the Tottenham club in 1982 and in the years after that, as per The Jewish Chronicle.Kanye West is now scheduled to headline the upcoming festival on all three days from July 10, 2026, to July 12, 2026, at Finsbury Park in London, UK. The upcoming performance at Wireless Festival will be the rapper's first performance in over 10 years. The last time that West performed in the UK was back in 2015, at the Glastonbury Festival that year.Wireless Festival in a storm of controversy over the booking of Kanye WestWireless Festival has been in a storm of controversy ever since it booked Kanye West to headline its upcoming edition. The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called the booking of West by the festival deeply concerning, stating:"It is deeply concerning Kanye West has been booked to perform at Wireless despite his previous antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism. Antisemitism in any form is abhorrent and must be confronted firmly wherever it appears. Everyone has a responsibility to ensure Britain is a place where Jewish people feel safe."Complex @ComplexLINKPepsi officially drops out of Wireless 🎵Pepsi withdrew sponsorship from Wireless Festival in London after backlash over Kanye West headlining all three days, confirming the decision shortly after the lineup announcement.[📸: via/ GettyImages]London Mayor Sadiq Khan expressed disapproval of the booking of West, as has the Jewish Leadership Council as well as the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism organisation.The controversy has led to the withdrawal of sponsorship from the festival by Pepsi as well as Diageo. ITV News also reported that PayPal, the American financial technology multinational company, will not be featured on any branding for the festival from this year. The company is not a festival sponsor.In other news, Kanye West recently performed at SoFi Stadium, with his first performance at the stadium coinciding with the start of the Jewish holiday of Passover. Passover started on April 1, 2026, and will continue till April 9, 2026. The second performance by West took place on April 3, 2026.